THE ZEBULON RECORD
Volume XXX. Number 30.
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Paul H. Robertson, State Commander of the American Legion,
has his hands full as he “sells” a miniature crutch, symbol of the
crippled child, to John Blount, pre-med student at the University
of North Carolina. Blount, father of John, Jr., held by Robertson,
was stricken with polio in July, 1955. He was released from Central
Carolina Convalescent Hospital at Greensboro on December 9. Rob
ertson says, “Polio Isn’t Licked Yet!”
Blue Crutch Day
The local Legionnaires will
again be in there pitching to help
do their part to help finish the
fight against polio Saturday.
Members will sell the small blue
plastic crutches as a symbol of
those who are already suffering
from the dread disease and will be
MORE IN WINTER
Welfare Work Described
Mrs. Priscilla Shumaker, wel
fare case worker for Zebulon and
the surrounding territory, said
that during the winter months
there are a lot more applications
for welfare aid than during the
summer months when the appli
cants can obtain work.
Mrs. Shumaker said, “We like
to think that we are rendering
public assistance rather than aid.”
In explanation she said, “There
are any number of cases where it
is not necessary to give financial
aid whatsoever. Many times the
persons just need advice, such as
advice on marital troubles, prob
lems concerning children, and so
on.”
The public services offered by
the welfare include: boarding
home placements, county home
placements, individual child prob
lems, clothing needs, and medical
and health care.
Mrs. Sh maker has a case load
of 235 for this territory.
She said that case workers do
not take applications for hospitali
zation unless there are extenuating
circumstances involved. These may
include some elderly person who
may be so infirmed as to be un
able to apply at the Raleigh office.
Mrs. Shumaker said that wel
fare case workers don’t handle any
aid to the blind. This is handled
exclusively through another agen
cy.
There are more applicants ap
plying for financial aid in the town
of Zebulon than for any other
cause, she stated.
assisted in rehabilitation by the
1956 March of Dimes.
The Legionnaires report over
SIOO from last Saturday’s sale.
Wakelon School has added to the
fund by collecting over S2OO.
Ne reports were received on
Riley Hill and Shepard School col
lections.
Having come from Frorida
where she was also affiliated with
welfare work, Mrs. Shumaker
said that North Carolina and
Florida differ in two respects
when it comes to welfare services.
The state of Florida handles what
the counties in North Carolina
take care of.
Mrs. Shumaker has been with
the Wake County Welfare Depart
ment for almost two years. Be
fore accepting -a position with
Wake County, she was formerly
with the South Norfolk division as
(See WELFARE, Page 12)
Wakelon High School Boosters Club
To Raise Funds for Athletic Program
Tuesday night some thirty par
ents of the boys and girls who are
members of Wakelon High School
athletic teams, cheer leaders,
board members and the principal
met to discuss ways and means of
providing support, both moral and
financial, for the school athletic
teams.
The outgrowth of this meeting
was the formation of the Wakelon
High School Boosters Club. The
purpose of this club will be to pro
vide financial aid to the high
school athletic program to buy
needed equipment, uniforms, and
supplementary salaries for the
coaching staff and to provide a
group of adults to back the teams
with their presence at the games.
Zebulon, N. C., Friday, January 20, 1956
Dr. Carpentieri
Speaks Monday
To Wakelon PTA
Dr. Carpentieri, Wakelon P. T. A.
speaker Monday evening, reminded
his audience that problem child
ren often times come from unhappy
homes. Happiness in a child is
a necessity for him to be a mental
ly healthy child. The P. T. A.
was advised there is no set for
mula for rearing a well-adjusted
i child. He also advised there are
no “best ways” that can be sug
gested.
Love, mutual respect, consider
ate parents and a happy home were
stressed by Dr. Carpentieri as
; things that largely contributed to
1 the mental health of children.
Things that parents feel children
may have inherited are sometimes
1 acquired from parents themselves.
Dr. Carpentieri reminded his
audience that most people are
ashamed of mental trouble and
will not admit they have problem
children. Mental illness is a costly
disease and frequently requires an
extended period of treatment.
Parents who detect sudden per
sonality changes in their children
are urged to seek advice from the
Mental Health Clinic of Raleigh
and Wake County.
The regular January Meeting of
the Wakelon P. T. A. had Rev.
Johnny Caldwell of Hopkins
Chapel Church as its Devotional
Leader. Mrs. Frank Kemp, soloist,
rendered two selections.
The membership chairman, Mrs.
Bob Sawyer, stated that this year’s
membership campaign was lagging
and she urged that parents join
now.
A Regional Study Course is to
be held at the Millbrook High
School February 9 beginning at 4:-
30 p.m. with supper being served at
the school cafeteria and the even
ing session ending at 9 o’clock. It
is necessary that Wakelon P. T. A.
be well represented at this meeting,
(See CARPENTIERI, Page 12)
Woman's Club
Meets Tuesday
Mrs. Exum Chamblee has an
nounced that the Senior Woman’s
Club will meet Tuesday, January
24, at the club house for its regu
lar monthly meeting.
This conclave will get underway
promptly at 3:45 o’clock, and all
members are urged to be present
for the year’s first program and
important business meeting.
Officers chosen for this club
were Mrs. Garland Richardson,
president; Wallace Temple, vice
president; Ray Goodwin, secre
tary-treasurer. The membership
committee is made up of the fol
lowing: Mrs. Garland Godwin,
Mrs. Woodrow Watkins, Jack Mit
chell, and Wiley Broughton. Mrs.
Jack Mitchell will serve as public
ity chairman.
The membership committee is
currently beginning their canvas
for members. Anyone who is in
terested in athletics at Wakelon
High School may become a mem
ber by paying five dollars, the
membership fee. This member
ship fee is per family.
The membership committee will
Survey Shows that Zebulon
Facilities Are in Excellent
Condition, Mayor Reports
TRIAL CONTINUED
The trial of Lions Presi
dent Frank Oliver Kemp has
been continued until January
27. Kemp is charged with con
ducting a lottery in connec
tion with the awarding of a
1956 Chevrolet as an All-
Night Sing door prize.
Tickets for the Sing are
still on sale and may be se
cured from any member of the
Lions Club.
Wakelon Lassies
Still Undefeated
by I >eary Davis
Wakelon plays Wake Forest at
home tonight at 7:30.
The Wakelon girls handed
Knightdale its first loss of the sea
son, 66-63, with Peggy Richardson
leading the way with 32 points.
Peggy Greene scored 26.
The Wakelon girls are still un
defeated in conference play.
The boys lost by the narrowest
of margins, 56-55. It was a tight
game all the way with Carlton
Debnam racking up 21 points.
Robert Jenkins and Tony Pearce
had 11 points each.
Last Rites Held for
Mrs. M. E. Eatmon
Mrs. Mollie Eason Eatmon, 69,
of Zebulon, died in Johnston Me
morial Hospital Monday after a
short illness.
Surviving are her husband, J. B.
Eatman; one daughter, Miss Eliz
abeth Eatman, Baltimore, Md.; two
sons, John B. Eatman, Jr., Zebu
lon, Rt. 1; M/Sgt James Thurman
Eatman, Pope Field; one sister,
Mrs. Charlie Godwin of Lucama;
one brother, W. Clarence Godwin,
Portsmouth, Va.; nine grandchil
dren.
Funeral services were held
from the Bailey Funeral Home
Chapel Wednesday at 2:30 by the
Rev. R. G. Sasser. Burial was in
the family cemetery on Zebulon,
Route 1.
see immediately the parents of the
boys and girls involved in sports.
Anyone wishing to join should
contact one of the members of the
membership committee.
With the increased cost of equip
ment, supplies and personnel, and
competition from television and
other media, funds received from
attendance at athletic contests at
the local school do not meet the
expenses. Neither county nor
state furnish any funds to support
the athletic program. The county
does, of course, furnish the heat
and lights.
The Wakelon High School Boos
ters Club wdll appreciate your
membership and solicits your sup
port.
Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers
Zebulon’s utilities are in pretty
good shape.
Mayor Wilbur Debnam, along
with Commissioners Vance Brown,
Raleigh Alford, G. K. Corbett and
Frank Wall, made a survey of the
town’s utilities Wednesday after
noon.
They visited the water plant,
cemeteiy, trash pile, water pump
station, water pump house, dam,
spillway, and rode up and down
the streets of the town checking
the street lights, sidewalks and fire
hydrants.
At the water station they found
that the alum machine needs re
pairing or replacing.
“We are going to call in a com
petent engineer to make a survey
and check,” Mayor Debnam said.
He said the water is in fine con
dition as far as cleanliness is con
cerned.
This group also found the ceme
tery in good condition. The lot
available now are in low places.
Mr. Debnam said the question
was raised as to whether the town
should purchase additional prop
erty across the street from the
present cemetery site for addi
tional lots.
Streets Need Lights
A survey of the lighting condi
tions found that some of the streets
need lights. This has already been
discussed at past town meetings,
but will be brought up again and it
is hoped that some action is taken.
The trash and garbage pile was
also found to be in excellent shape.
A bulldozer has pushed the pile
down until it is in a level state.
Mayor Debnam said that the
committee found the sidewalks to
be in a good state, with very
few repairs to be made. Fire hy
drants checked were found to be
in need of a new coat of paint.
All in all, Debnam said the
group was very pleased with the
condition of things seen and check
ed.
Lordley Manager
Takes Charge Here
Harold Sea vets, vice president
of Lordley, Inc., has announced
that the company will begin the
manufacture of men’s sports shirts,
pajamas and underwear within the
next two or three weeks.
Seavers, a native of Atlanta, Ga.,
arrived here last week and set
up an office at the Devil Dog plant.
Lee Doliner, secretary of the
coropration and treasurer of the
Devil Dog Corporation, said that as
soon as a suitable building can be
found Lordley, Inc., will move to
its own headquarters.
Plans to Employ 100
The new company, incorporated
recently with a capital stock of
SIOO,OOO, plans to employ around
100 women once operations are in
full swing.
Louis Rosenstock, president of
Devil Dog, is also president of
Lordley, Inc. Elliott Rieger of the
Zebulon plant is treasurer of the
new company.
The Devil Dog Company has
plants located here, Wendell and
Spring Hope. There are around
100 people employed in each plant.